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LEGO-sized hole punch by MUJI

Paper craft meets LEGO with MUJI's quad hole punch and kits, available November 27th at MUJI Japan. [via CRAFT]

Posted by Becky Stern | Nov 20, 2009 11:00 AM
LEGO, Paper Crafts | Permalink | Comments (0) | Suggest a Site

How PCBs are routed

One hour of PCB routing with EAGLE, compressed to seven minutes, over at adafruit.

Posted by Becky Stern | Nov 20, 2009 08:00 AM
Electronics, How it's made | Permalink | Comments (3) | Suggest a Site

Little Gem guitar amp

Instructables user garagemonkeysan made this guitar amp from the popular Little Gem circuit, and put it in this useful little case with a cord reel on the back. Nice work!

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Flashback: The $5 Cracker Box Amplifier

Posted by Becky Stern | Nov 19, 2009 11:19 AM
Electronics, Music | Permalink | Comments (0) | Suggest a Site

Visualizing sound with fire

Wow, rad physics experiment in which FIRE is used to visualize sound. Don't try it at home, unless you're a physics teacher, in which case please show this to your students. [Thanks, Tyler!]

Posted by Becky Stern | Nov 19, 2009 08:00 AM
Science | Permalink | Comments (3) | Suggest a Site

3D beehive bracelet

This beehive bracelet was modeled using OpenSCAD, a tool I'm looking forward to exploring! It was made by Thingiverse user Catarina; she printed it on her MakerBot. Stylish!

Posted by Becky Stern | Nov 18, 2009 11:00 AM
3D printing, Arts | Permalink | Comments (1) | Suggest a Site

Win a Nikon DSLR from Photojojo

Photojojo is giving away three Nikon D3000s, just because they love you (we do too)! They've opened up the giveaway to you, the talented, creative, awesome readers of MAKE and CRAFT. Just think of all the how-tos you could make with this thing! I'm getting jealous just thinking about it. There are many ways to enter, please do so as many times as you like! In addition to the ways to enter on the Photojojo site (like following them on Twitter), here are the ways to enter through MAKE and CRAFT:

Subscribe to the MAKE and CRAFT Newsletters. Each subscriber gets an automatic entry to win the camera! These are monthly newsletter to keep you up to date on what's going on in our neck of the woods. (We won't spam you, scout's honor!)
Follow us on Twitter. That's MAKE, CRAFT, make_tips, and craft_tips. All our Twitter followers are automatically entered!
Submit a tip! What special tricks do you use when making and crafting? Send a reply to @make_tips or @craft_tips for yet another entry.
Become a fan of MAKE and CRAFT on Facebook!

The giveaway ends at 5pm PST next Monday, November 23rd. Best of luck to you!

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Project Excerpt: Photojojo! by Amit Gupta with Kelly Jensen

Posted by Becky Stern | Nov 18, 2009 08:00 AM
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Alex Rider Dream Gadget Contest launches today!

It's here! The Alex Rider Dream Gadget Contest launches today! Put on your thinking caps and dream up some awesome gadgets! To celebrate the release of the newest Alex Rider book, Crocodile Tears, and the Kids of All Ages edition of MAKE (both at bookstores today), we're thrilled to be running this contest.

All of you adventure-seekers and gadget lovers out there are invited to join in. If you were Alex Rider, what gadget would you want in the upcoming adventure "Crocodile Tears"? Design your dream Alex Rider gadget, inspired by an everyday object (i.e. an iPod, toothpaste, a pen). The winning gadget will be built right here at the MAKE Labs. Send us a schematic of what your gadget is made from and how it works. (Your schematic can be a diagram, a drawing or an explanation by you). Remember that the winning gadget will be inspired by an everyday object that one could realistically build (as much as we wish we could create a pair of scissors that could fly us to the moon)!

So what do you do? Dream up a gadget, of course! And what could you win? We're so glad you asked:

Grand Prize (one winner):

A signed collection of hardcover Alex Rider novels
iPod nano with a personalized message from author Anthony Horowitz
A backpack full of goodies and gadgets from the Maker Shed
The opportunity to have the winner's dream gadget produced in MAKE Labs and featured on Make: Online

Runner-Up Prize (two winners):

A signed hardcover copy of Crocodile Tears
An Alex Rider t-shirt

With prizes this good, how could you not want to enter?! The Alex Rider Dream Gadget Contest is open to kids ages 8 to 18, so get your kid, nephew, niece, grandkids, and yourself involved!

Need some inspiration? Check out these gadgets and book excerpts from previous Alex Rider novels to get those brain juices flowing:

Posted by Becky Stern | Nov 17, 2009 11:01 AM
Announcements, Gadgets, Kids | Permalink | Comments (0) | Suggest a Site

Alex Rider book giveaway: Crocodile Tears

The Alex Rider Dream Gadget Contest launches TODAY! We're giving away two copies of the newest Alex Rider book, Crocodile Tears, by Anthony Horowitz! The book comes out today as well, so win one here before others have a chance to scoop them up in stores. Just leave a comment in this post and tell us why you or your kid(s) needs one of these books. That's all you need to do to enter! Please make sure you include your email address in the comment form field (it won't be published). All eligible comments will be closed by Noon PST on Sunday, November 22nd. Good luck!

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Posted by Becky Stern | Nov 17, 2009 11:00 AM
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MAKE, Volume 20: For Kids of All Ages

MAKE, Volume 20 is on newsstands today! Check out this preview video to get a tour of our best edition yet (we know, we say that every time)!

Want to know how to build a hydrogen rocket? How about a laser light show in a lunchbox? Or a simple remote-controlled videocam car? Or maybe you want to go old-school and build a wooden mini sailboat or toy car launcher? All this and tons more, plus revealing photos of Adam Savage's maker childhood, can all be found in MAKE, Volume 20, "For Kids of All Ages." Get your individual copy in the Maker Shed, or subscribe now to get access to our awesome Digital Edition.

Subscribe to the MAKE Podcast in iTunes, or download the m4v video.

Posted by Becky Stern | Nov 17, 2009 07:00 AM
Announcements, Kids, MAKE Podcast, MAKE Video | Permalink | Comments (2) | Suggest a Site